Egyptian Gods

Satis is the ancient Egyptian Goddess who was the Goddess of the Nile and Fertility from city of Aswan on the southern edge of Egypt. Her name Satis also spelled as Sates, Sati, Satet or Satjit, whose name means ‘eject out’, ‘shoots forth’, or ‘pour out’ referring to the annual flooding of the river, which thought was given her the title “She Who Runs Like an Arrow”.

Her appearance portrayed as a woman wearing a white crown of Upper Egypt with a pair of antelope or gazelle horns on the side and holding an ankh. Sometimes, she was depicted wearing a star on her head and carrying water jars or with a bow and arrow. Occasionally, she was shown as an antelope, a fast moving creature living near the banks of the river in the southern edge of Egypt.

In early times, Satis was the war goddess, who guarded Nubia (the southern part of Egypt) and she protect the pharaoh from the enemies with her arrows. She was also known as “She of Sehel (the island)” linking her to Setet Island.

Originally, Anuket was thought to have been a daughter of the sun god, Ra. However, later she was regarded as the consort of Khnum, the god of the Nile and the mother or sister of Anuket, the goddess of the Nile by New Kingdom. These three gods formed The Triad Abu (Elephantine).

Her main role as the goddess of fertility she caused the inundation and purifies the deceased and to help with their rebirth in the afterlife. Satis worshipped mainly on Setet Island area and her cult center was built on Abu Island.